Four in five toys supplied to EU come from China: agency
Four out of every five toys and almost all Christmas tree lights imported into the European Union last year came from China, the EU's statistical agency Eurostat said on Thursday. The agency said the 25-member bloc imported some 600 million euros'million dollars') worth of Christmas items, like decorations and artificial trees, and around 220 million euros' worth of lights in 2004. Chinese products accounted for 87 percent of all imported items and 97 percent of all lights. Half the toy imports went to Britain, with Germany also taking a big slice. China was far and away the biggest supplier of toys to the EU, with Switzerland and Hong Kong, accounting for four percent and three percent, a very distant second and third.
By contrast, 80 percent of real Christmas trees came from Denmark. France was the biggest sender of Christmas cheer from the EU, accounting for three quarters of all sparkling wine exports, or around 740 million euros' worth. Italy exported 110 million euros' worth outside the bloc and Spanish exports were valued at 70 million euros.
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